References & Sources  -  September 12, 1998

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Social disconnections on-line

During the first 2 years of Internet use, people experience slightly more loneliness and mental distress.

 

References:

Kraut, R., et al. 1998. Internet paradox: A social technology that reduces social involvement and psychological well-being? American Psychologist (September).

 

Sources:

Robert Kraut
Carnegie Mellon University
Human Computer Interaction Institute
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15217

From Science News, Vol. 154, No. 11, September 12, 1998, p. 168.
Copyright © 1998 by Science Service.

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